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“We're an American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad

From the album We’re an American Band (1973)

“We're an American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad appears on 75 radio countdowns from 30 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1973 on the album We’re an American Band. Its best result is #20 on the WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,373 indie & aaa song of all time.

75countdowns
30stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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We're An American Band (Remastered 2002)

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Don Brewer wrote "We're an American Band" as a travelogue of Grand Funk Railroad's life on the road, a string of snapshots from the touring grind aimed squarely at the singles-hungry FM stations of the day. He sang it too, trading vocals with Mark Farner while pounding the drums, and Todd Rundgren produced and engineered the title track of the band's new album.

It's pure swagger-and-stomp boogie, Farner's guitar snarling, Craig Frost's organ churning and Mel Schacher's bass rumbling like a tour bus on the interstate. Released on July 2, 1973, it gave Grand Funk their first Billboard number one and widened their audience. VH1 later ranked it 99th among the greatest hard rock songs.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 379 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 44 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 180 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 205 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 158 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 195 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 488 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 527 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 198 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 58 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 174 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 159 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 1348 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 96 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 309 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 308 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2007 782 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2011 89 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 153 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 154 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 301 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 563 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 240 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 118 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 226 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 689 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 810 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 303 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 694 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 424 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 87 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 421 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 205 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 771 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 281 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 321 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 240 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 461 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 457 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 464 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 476 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 402 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 144 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 20 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 499 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 440 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 500 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 291 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 463 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 172 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 354 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 374 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 278 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 804 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 288 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 361 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 173 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 289 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 280 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 500 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 972 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 301 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 732 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 293 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 198 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 185 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 498 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 83 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 356 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2025 1027 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 125 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 284 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 251 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 413 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 254 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: We're An American Band; We're An American band.

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